by
David L. Ames, University of Delaware
Linda Flint McClelland, National Park Service 2002

Photo caption: The
ideal of suburban life in the parklike setting
of a self-contained subdivision away from the noise, pollution,
and dangers of city streets has fueled the aspirations of
increasing numbers of American families since the mid-nineteenth
century. Historic residential suburbs, such as the Guilford
Historic District in Baltimore, Maryland, resulted from the
collaboration of developers, planners, architects, and landscape
architects. The contributions of these professional groups,
individually and collectively, give American suburbs their
characteristic identity as historic neighborhoods, collections
of residential architecture, and designed landscapes. (Photo
by Greg Pease, courtesy Maryland Department of Housing and
Economic Development)

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Other Suburban Property Types
Yard Design and Gardening
Selected Pattern Books, Landscape Guides, and House Catalogs
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Selected Theses
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